INF3003W Project Presentation

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: Mission

"To improve health status through the prevention of illnesses and the promotion of healthy lifestyles and to consistently improve the healthcare delivery system by focusing on access, equity, efficiency, quality and sustainability."

Establishment of the District Health Management Information System (DHMIS) in 1996/97 - Routine system for tracking health service delivery

During last 15 years, the DHMIS has incrementally generated essential data for health service planning, monitoring and reporting BUSINESS CASE Key Challenges Proposed System Situations of Concern Situations of Concern •Increase efficiency with which available medical data is used to combat issues experienced by the Department of Health by 25%.

•Establish accurate, demographic– and geographic–specific patterns and trends for data mining and detailed studies•Produce detailed and user-specific reports and graphs.

•Increase amount of accurate and useful information available for research and development on specific illnesses / conditions by 30%. System Objectives Prepare the Department of Health for seasonal / epidemic illnesses and conditions, in order to reduce the detrimental effects of these diseases in general.

•Increase efficiency in allocating existing resources to and within the Department of Health by 15%-20%.

•Decrease overall negligence, errors, and shortages by 65%.

•Increasing user accountability and motivation regarding the use of the system.

•IT Maintenance costs, either for outsourced staff or internal staff•Any license fees associated with the system or its components•Hardware and software maintenance costs•Employee training costs (after software updates for example)•Additional security software costs•Consumables expenditure, such as paper for reports Feasibility Assessment Class Diagram ERD Diagram Deployment Diagram Solution Time SPONSOR The most important challenges surrounding the current DHMIS are: Limited alignment between health sector goals and objectives, key indicators of success, and the information system

Inadequate attention paid to the efficiency and effectiveness of data collection tools

Limited or no version control for basic software, resulting in major variations among users

Medical supply and health staff shortages (cc) image by rocketboom on Flickr Weaknesses in training, support, and supervision, as well as lack of managerial capacity, accountability and appropriate leadership Inadequate ICT infrastructure development and management

Limited availability of basic materials like paper-based data collection tools Pulse Health System aims at: Obtain current data sets from ICD-9 and other data contributors Include functionality to capture current data and normalize it Integrated, well-managed and maintained database of accurate demographic, geographic and medical information Provide an interactive reporting interface that will display information according to the user’s specifications (cc) photo by theaucitron on Flickr Proposed System Lack of useful medical information in South Africa

Lack of research and development in the medical field Inadequate budget estimates

Lack of useful and historic data for preparing for seasonal conditions and/or epidemics Ineffective data capture procedures Misconceptions regarding user accountability and responsibility of the health information system Lack of data analysis to gain value from the current system Lack of user motivation due to a lack of knowledge of data usefulness

Lack of effective health service delivery due to medical supply and employee shortages Questions Activity Diagram